Association of Body Mass Index and Abdominal Obesity with the Risk of Airflow Obstruction: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2012
Xiao-Fei Zhang, Hongru Chen, Kunfang Gu, Xiubo Jiang
Abstract
< 0.01). Our study suggested that underweight and abdominal obesity were associated with the increased risk of airflow obstruction, and overweight and general obesity were associated with the decreased risk of airflow obstruction.
Topics & Concepts
National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyMedicineOverweightUnderweightBody mass indexAirflowObesityAbdominal obesityLogistic regressionPercentileInternal medicinePopulationEnvironmental healthMathematicsStatisticsMechanical engineeringWaistEngineeringAir Quality and Health ImpactsChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchObesity, Physical Activity, Diet